What does 时代 mean in Chinese?

时代 (shí dài) means "age; era; epoch; period (in one's life)" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 3 word.

How do you pronounce 时代?

时代 is pronounced "shí dài" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What HSK level is 时代?

时代 is an HSK Level 3 word (HSK 2.0: Level 5, HSK 3.0: Level 3).

What characters make up 时代?

时代 is made up of the characters 时, 代. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

How do you write 时代?

You can practice writing 时代 using our stroke order tool.

时代 (shí dài), age

时代

shí dài

age; era; epoch; period (in one's life)

HSK 3classifier

Traditional: 時代

Characters in This Word

时代

Definitions

(classifier) age
era
epoch
period (in one's life)

Classifier: 个 (gè)

Example Sentences

我们生活在信息时代。

Wǒmen shēnghuó zài xìnxī shídài

We live in the information age

Related Words

世(shì)· life

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上新世(Shàng xīn shì)· Pliocene (geological epoch from 5m-2m years ago)

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中新世(Zhōng xīn shì)· Miocene (geological epoch from 24m-5m years ago)

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冰期(bīng qī)· glacial epoch

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 5HSK 3.0: Level 3

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